Digital Trends

HP L2335

June 22nd, 2004 | by Ian Bell

Features and Design

We were told by HP that the L2335 uses an LCD panel manufactured as a joint venture between LG Electronics and Philips. That would make the L2335 one of the first LCDs on the market to use one of these new panels. HP actually has two models based on this same LG-Philips model, the L2335 and the f2304, which is geared more towards the consumer market and features more HDTV functionality such as integrated speakers and readily available input connections. The L2335 is actually found in the business section of HP's Website, instead of the consumer department.

With an extremely fast 16ms response time, the L2335 also features a 500:1 contrast ratio, and a 16:9 widescreen display. It runs at UXGA (1920x1200) resolution at 60Hz and features a typical brightness of 250 nits. Add to that standard 15-pin D-sub VGA, DVI, component video, composite and S-video inputs, and you have a very versatile display. (Please note, as of the posting date of this review, HP's Website incorrectly lists the response time at 25ms) The L2335 also has a picture-in-picture feature and is fully adjustable with screen height, tilt, swivel, and 90-degree pivot options.

The physical design of the L2335 gives the illusion that the monitor is larger than the 23 inches it actually is. This can be attributed to the neck of the monitor being long and bare and the four bezels being very slim. Couple that with the widescreen display, and the L2335 will dwarf the 17-inch and 19-inch monitors most of us have become accustomed to.

The overall physical design has a more traditional HP look to it instead of the sleek design that the sibling f2304 features. This however, should be fine with most users, because what the L2335 lacks in physical design, it more than makes up for in performance. In the retail package HP includes all of the cables necessary to hook up the L2335 including a DVI cable and a VGA to DVI adapter cable. HP also backs the L2335 with a three-year warranty including tech support.

The HP L2335 (left) is more industrial looking than the f2304 (right)